Sorted by American Term
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| AMERICAN |
SOUTH AFRICAN  |
| 10-speed bicycle |
racer |
| anchorman, newscaster |
newsreader |
| anesthesiologist |
anesthetist |
| antelope |
buck |
| antenna |
aerial |
| asphalt |
tarmac |
| avocado |
avocado pear |
| band-aid |
plaster |
| bangs |
fringe |
| barbeque |
braai |
| bedtime |
doo-doo |
| beet |
beetroot |
| biscuit |
scone |
| blinker |
flicker |
| body shop |
panel beater |
| bowling |
10-pin bowling |
| braid |
plat |
| bridal shower |
kitchen tea |
| bugs |
goggas |
| to call (telephone) |
to tinkle |
| camper |
caravan |
| candy bar |
chocolate |
| candy |
sweets |
| cantelope |
spanspek |
| cash register |
till |
| catfish |
barbel |
| check (checkmark) |
tick |
| chicks (women, colloquial) |
birds |
| cleats |
boots |
| clothes pins |
clothes pegs |
| comforter |
duvet |
| convenience store |
cafe (pronounced to rhyme with taffy) |
| cookie |
biscuit |
| cool |
lekker |
| corn |
mielies |
| cornmeal porridge |
mielie pap |
| cotton candy |
candy floss |
| crepes |
pancakes |
| dam |
dam wall |
| dessert |
pudding |
| diaper |
nappy |
| elevator |
lift |
| eraser (chalkboard) |
duster |
| eraser (pencil) |
rubber |
| expert |
fundi |
| fall |
autumn |
| faucet, tap |
tap |
| field |
veld |
| flashlight |
torch |
| french fries |
chips |
| garbage, trash |
rubbish |
| garbage can, trash can |
dustbin, rubbish bin |
| gas |
petrol |
| German Shepard |
Alsatian |
| glove compartment |
cubby hole |
| gnu |
wildebeast |
| grade |
standard (school) |
| to graduate (high school) |
to matric |
| grades |
marks (school) |
| ground beef, hamburger |
mince, mincemeat |
| guy |
ou, bloke |
| hamburger, ground beef |
mince, mincemeat |
| to have a good time, to party |
to jol, to rave |
| hood |
bonnet |
| horn |
hooter |
| hose |
hose pipe |
| hot dog |
vienna |
| hot water heater |
geyser (pronounced geezer) |
| ice cubes |
ice blocks |
| in the meantime |
so long |
| jello |
jelly |
| jelly |
jam |
| jerky |
biltong (kind of a stretch, I know) |
| jogging suit, sweats, sweatsuit |
tracksuit |
| ketchup |
tomato sauce |
| kleenex |
tissue |
| laid off |
retrenched |
| laundry detergent |
washing powder |
| line |
queue |
| liquor store |
bottle store |
| live |
stay |
| living room |
lounge |
| mail |
post |
| mailman |
postman |
| marijuana |
dagga |
| minivan |
kombie |
| mountain bike |
bomber |
| napkins |
serviettes |
| newscaster, anchorman |
newsreader |
| pacifier |
dummy |
| package |
parcel |
| pantyhose |
stockings |
| papaya |
paw paw |
| pardon me? |
sorry? |
| parts |
spares |
| to party, to have a good time |
to jol, to rave |
| pharmacy |
chemist |
| photocopy, xerox |
photostat |
| pick-up truck |
bakkie |
| pickles |
gerkins |
| pimples |
spots |
| plastic bag |
packet |
| popsicle |
frozen sucker |
| porch |
stoop |
| potato chips |
crisps |
| Q-tip |
ear bud |
| really? |
is it? |
| receipt |
tillslip, docket |
| to rent |
to let, to hire |
| reservoir |
dam |
| roll of film |
spool of film |
| sandwich |
sammy |
| shopping cart |
trolley |
| shot (vaccination) |
injection |
| shovel |
spade |
| shrimp |
prawns |
| sidewalk |
pavement |
| to skip school |
to bunk school |
| slick (looking) |
smart |
| slip |
petticoat |
| smart aleck |
cheeky |
| soccer |
football |
| soda, soda pop |
cold drink, cool drink |
| soon |
just now |
| stereo |
hi-fi |
| stop sign |
stop street |
| stroller |
pram |
| sweater |
jersey |
| sweats, sweatpants |
track suit bottom |
| sweats, sweatsuit, jogging suit |
tracksuit |
| sweatshirt |
track suit top |
| swimsuit |
costume |
| tangerine |
naartjie |
| to telephone |
to tinkle |
| tennis shoes |
tackies |
| tin can |
tin |
| traffic light |
robot |
| trash, garbage |
rubbish |
| trash can, garbage can |
dustbin, rubbish bin |
| trunk |
boot |
| vacation |
holiday |
| windshield |
windscreen |
| wrench |
spanner |
| xerox, photocopy |
photostat |
| yard |
garden |
| yarn |
wool |
| you're welcome |
pleasure |
| yuck! |
siss! |
| zero |
naught |
| zip code |
postal code |
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